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Patricia C. McKissack

Patricia C. McKissack
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Patricia C. McKissack

Patricia C. McKissack is the author of many highly acclaimed books for children, including Goin' Someplace Special, a Coretta Scott King Award winner; The Honest-to-Goodness Truth; Let My People Go, written with her husband, Fredrick, and recipient of the NAACP Image Award; The Dark-Thirty, a Newbery Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Award winner; and Mirandy and Brother Wind, recipient of the Caldecott Medal and a Coretta Scott King Honor Book. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri.

News:
Precious and the Boo Hag has won an award
Aug 26, 2009
News:
Precious and the Boo Hag has won an award
Jun 25, 2009
Goin' Someplace Special is now available in Trade Paperback
Dec 30, 2008
Goin' Someplace Special will be released on December 30, 2008 in
Dec 30, 2008
Goin' Someplace Special is now available in
Dec 30, 2008
Goin' Someplace Special will be released on December 30, 2008 in Trade Paperback
Dec 19, 2008
Tippy Lemmey will be released on September 21, 2007 in Trade Paperback
Sep 21, 2007
Tippy Lemmey is now available in Trade Paperback
Sep 21, 2007
Precious and the Boo Hag will be released on January 06, 2005 in Hardcover
Jan 06, 2005
Precious and the Boo Hag is now available in Hardcover
Jan 06, 2005
Loved Best will be released on January 06, 2005 in Trade Paperback
Jan 06, 2005
Loved Best is now available in Trade Paperback
Jan 06, 2005
Precious and the Boo Hag will be released on January 06, 2005 in
Jan 06, 2005
Precious and the Boo Hag is now available in
Jan 06, 2005
Loved Best will be released on January 01, 2005 in
Jan 01, 2005
Loved Best is now available in
Jan 01, 2005

Authors on the Web

ALA, May 1, 2012
...including Eloise Greenfield, “The Great Migration: Journey to the North,” illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist (Amistad, 2011) and Patricia C. McKissack, “Never Forgotten,” illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon (Schwartz & Wade Books, 2011). Ashley...
Las Vegas Review Journal, April 24, 2012
...job on a ranch, he snagged it. But in the new book "Best Shot in the West" by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack Jr., illustrated by Randy DuBurke, that wasn't Nat's main claim to fame.Born in a log cabin on a plantation in Tennessee...
Chesterfield Patch, February 23, 2012
...named Feb. 22, 2012 Patricia and Fredrick McKissack Day before the city council at a regular meeting Wednesday. Patricia C. McKissack was named a 2012 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books winner for her children's book Never Forgotten in January by the...
Chesterfield Patch, February 23, 2012
...named Feb. 22, 2012 Patricia and Fredrick McKissack Day before the city council at a regular meeting Wednesday. Patricia C. McKissack was named a 2012 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books winner for her children's book Never Forgotten in January by the...
Youth Worker Journal, February 15, 2012
...to the North illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist and published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; and Patricia C. McKissack, author of Never Forgotten illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon and published by Schwartz & Wade Books, an imprint...
New York Times, February 10, 2012
...out this riveting, significant work of nonfiction. BEST SHOT IN THE WEST The Adventures of Nat Love.By Patricia C. McKissack and Frederick L. McKissack Jr. Illustrated by Randy DuBurke. 129 pp. Chronicle Books. $19.99. (Graphic novel; ages 12 and up) The...
PublishersWeekly.com, February 6, 2012
...It appeals to me as a bookseller to break down the awards by publisher, not only to take a look at what works and imprints have been recognized for their achievements, but — practically speaking — as an easy way to make some direct publisher...
Chesterfield Patch, February 23, 2012
...named Feb. 22, 2012 Patricia and Fredrick McKissack Day before the city council at a regular meeting Wednesday. Patricia C. McKissack was named a 2012 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books winner for her children's book Never Forgotten in January by the...
Chesterfield Patch, February 23, 2012
...named Feb. 22, 2012 Patricia and Fredrick McKissack Day before the city council at a regular meeting Wednesday. Patricia C. McKissack was named a 2012 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books winner for her children's book Never Forgotten in January by the...
Youth Worker Journal, February 15, 2012
...to the North illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist and published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; and Patricia C. McKissack, author of Never Forgotten illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon and published by Schwartz & Wade Books, an imprint...
New York Times, February 10, 2012
...out this riveting, significant work of nonfiction. BEST SHOT IN THE WEST The Adventures of Nat Love.By Patricia C. McKissack and Frederick L. McKissack Jr. Illustrated by Randy DuBurke. 129 pp. Chronicle Books. $19.99. (Graphic novel; ages 12 and up) The...
PublishersWeekly.com, February 6, 2012
...It appeals to me as a bookseller to break down the awards by publisher, not only to take a look at what works and imprints have been recognized for their achievements, but — practically speaking — as an easy way to make some direct publisher...
Cleveland Live, February 5, 2012
...remarkable paintings to soar. This simplicity is powerful, underscoring the momentousness of the march. Grade: A- Never Forgotten Patricia C. McKissack, Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon Winner of a Coretta Scott King Honor Award last month for outstanding...
Cleveland Live, February 4, 2012
...remarkable paintings to soar. This simplicity is powerful, underscoring the momentousness of the march. Grade: A- Never Forgotten Patricia C. McKissack, Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon Winner of a Coretta Scott King Honor Award last month for outstanding...